Find the files nothing uses.
Safely clean your uploads folder of unused images, thumbnails, or any other unnecessary files by deep-scanning your database for any references. Backups are created automatically for quick undo-s and complete peace of mind.
| File | Size | References |
|---|---|---|
| 2016/03/header-v1.png | 1.2 MB | Unusedbackup |
| 2016/03/team-photo.jpg | 842 KB | Used |
| 2016/03/team-photo-300x200.jpg | 38 KB | Used |
| 2016/04/banner-old.jpg | 2.4 MB | Unusedbackup |
| 2016/04/banner-old-1024x512.jpg | 310 KB | Unusedbackup |
| 2016/05/logo.svg | 6 KB | Used |
| 2016/05/promo-video.mp4 | 48.7 MB | Unusedbackup |
| 2016/06/gallery-01.jpg | 1.9 MB | Used |
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Features
How it works
Over time, WordPress sites can greatly grow in size due to file uploads that are left unused. These can be safely removed with Theia Upload Cleaner, a plugin that deep-scans your entire database to check for any files that are not referenced any more in any page, post, 3rd-party plugin or the media library. Most of these files are images and their associated thumbnails. Before a clean-up, a backup is always made so that you can safely check your website to ensure everything is working properly.
The deep-scanning algorithm that searches your entire database for any reference to your files, regardless of the format its stored in: plain-text, serialized objects, or JSON objects. This ensures that all references are properly found and only unnecessary files are cleaned.
The automatic backups that give you complete peace of mind. Files are never actually removed during clean-up, but instead they are moved to a backup location. You can always verify that your site is running properly and no needed files were affected. Afterwards, the backups can be easily removed to gain more space.
Under the hood
Everything included
- Safely cleans your Uploads folder.
- You can run a simulation without any actual clean-up involved.
- Automatically creates backups.
- One-click clean and one-click restore
- Deep-scans your entire database.
- Compatible with virtually any properly-coded plugin
- Receive support and upgrades.
- High-quality code complete with comments.
Powerful and Affordable
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Changelog
19 releases since 2016
- improvedImproved safety: original full-size images and WebP/AVIF copies are always kept
- improvedImproved detection of files used by page builders and sliders
- improvedImproved support for large multisite networks
- improvedImproved compatibility with WordPress 7.1+
- improvedImproved compatibility with PHP 8.5
- improvedUpdated libraries
- fixedMultiple security fixes
- fixedMultiple bug fixes
- improvedUpdated libraries
- improvedUpdated libraries
- improvedImproved compatibility with PHP 8.1
- fixedSecurity fixes
- fixedUpdated libraries: improvements and bugfixes
- fixedMiscellaneous fixes
- improvedUpdated libraries
- fixedSecurity and bug fixes
- fixedMisc. bug fixes and improvements
- improvedGreatly improved code quality
- improvedAdmin page improvements
- newImplemented automatic updates
- newAdded new experimental feature: Clean up media library.
- improvedImproved cleanup speed.
- fixedVarious other fixes and improvements.
- newAdded option to exclude certain tables
- fixedFixed websites that are using both HTTP and HTTPS
- fixedFixed compatibility with PHP 5.3 and lower
- fixedOther improvements and fixes
- newAdded option to exclude folders from clean-up
- newEmpty folders are now cleaned as well
- improvedImproved compatibility with other plugins
- improvedGreatly improved clean up algorithm
- newAdded option to clean up image thumbnails and regenerate them on-the-fly when needed
- newLowered memory requirements
- fixedFixed compatibility with multisites
- improvedGreatly improved media gallery scanning algorithm
- improvedImproved compatibility with low-memory servers
- fixedFix scanning of serialized and self-referencing objects
- improvedImproved progress bar responsiveness
- fixedBug fixes
- improvedImproved scanning of serialized data
- improvedImproved scanning of Media Library entries
- newInitial release